Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

Lat: 38.78°NLon: 106.22°WElev: 9826ft.

Overcast

34°F

1°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed W 10 G 18 mph
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SW Granite CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 4am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 9am and 11am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 4am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 9am and 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. South wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SW Granite CO
 38.96°N 106.37°W (Elev. 12999 ft)
3:02 am MST Feb 26, 2026
3am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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